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Mike Birbiglia Quotes

I love Valentine’s Day. When you’re a kid everyone gets a Valentine. It’s like ‘TO TIM, NICE PANTS, LOVE SCOTT’. It’s Valentines galore! Picture Quote #1

I drank the Kool-Aid of being a network star. Once it didn’t happen, I realized it wasn’t the best version of my comedy Picture Quote #1

Eugene Mirman is the Andy Warhol of comedy. People look to him for what’s next in comedy, and he emails these people back promptly. The Will to Whatevs put me in a great mood because I was laughing out loud. Alone. That’s hard to do Picture Quote #1

Growing up, I was discouraged from telling personal stories. My dad often used the phrase ‘Don’t tell anyone.’ But not about creepy things. I don’t want to lead you down the wrong path. It would be about insignificant things. Like, I wouldn’t make the soccer team, and my father would say, ‘Don’t tell anyone.’ Picture Quote #1

Directing a movie is a little bit like being back in student government and putting on the homecoming dance. You’re like, ‘You put up the streamers, and you hire the DJ, and you get the punch bowl.’ Some people are just like, ‘This dance sucks.’ And you’re like, ‘No no, this dance is awesome!’ You have to be really positive Picture Quote #1

I thought if I could do stand-up comedy well enough, I could parlay it back into films - like Charlie Chaplin and Woody Allen did. They merged principles of comedy and drama together, and that’s what my first film really was, a stab at that kind of comedy Picture Quote #1

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I actually love ‘Saturday Night Live,’ like a sports fan watches their favorite team to see how they’re doing. I know the players and the writers, I’ve known several people on that show for a number of years Picture Quote #1

I think because I’ve been working in front of audiences for so many years, I’m able to take in the input, good or bad, and just say, ‘This is the part I agree with that you’re saying, and these are the parts I don’t agree with.’ Picture Quote #1

I got out of school in 2000, and I always wanted to be on ‘This American Life,’ since I first started telling stories. And that, I mean, that show is a little bit of a fortress. It’s really hard to get stuff on that show Picture Quote #1

My first car was, as depicted in ‘Sleepwalk with Me,’ my mother’s 92 Volvo station wagon that had 80,000 miles on it, and I had put 40,000 miles on it, so by the time it retired it had 120,000, and I basically killed it. It served me well, and my mechanic was always very angry with me because I just didn’t properly care for it Picture Quote #1

Some people come up to me and say You know, in Italy, it’s pronounced Ber-beel-lia And I say Well, here in America, you’re annoying Picture Quote #1

I will say what I aspire to is a consistency in making films, to direct something every couple of years Picture Quote #1

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There’s nothing funny the first time about telling a story about getting beat up and it makes you leave high school Picture Quote #1

When I go to bed at night, I wear a sleeping bag. And for a long time, I wore mittens so that I couldn’t open the sleeping bag Picture Quote #1

I’ve found, being in Los Angeles, it’s like living in a live-action Planet Hollywood Picture Quote #1

I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But they’re also the hardest to convert into comedy at the outset Picture Quote #1

People are making better and better small budge independent films these days Picture Quote #1

I’m a big fan of pastries the size of a baby that contain enough calories for a year. That seems like an effective use of time Picture Quote #1

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After I perform ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,’ it takes a lot out of me emotionally; and, at the end of it, I feel like I know the audience and the audience knows me. It’s this weird unspoken bond that we’ll kind of always have with each other Picture Quote #1

If I dream that I’m directing, it’s not a film, it’s like a commercial for cotton candy, and I’ve got four feet of cotton candy all around me that I’ve got to break through, like a brick wall or a fortress Picture Quote #1

Over the years, I managed to develop this comedy career, went from opening act to headliner at comedy clubs, to playing concert halls, and had an off-Broadway show with ‘Sleepwalk With Me.’ Picture Quote #1

Directing your first film is like showing up to the field trip in seventh grade, getting on the bus, and making an announcement, ‘So today I’m driving the bus.’ And everybody’s like, ‘What?’ And you’re like, ‘I’m gonna drive the bus.’ And they’re like, ‘But you don’t know how to drive the bus.’ Picture Quote #1

You can express love by calling out the truth out of the situation as opposed to dancing around it Picture Quote #1

I was raised Catholic, and then I kind of wandered away somewhere in high-school. I never got confirmed, which is a big deal Picture Quote #1

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I feel like being a door person was like college in a sense. I could watch comedy on a professional level seven nights a week without paying, and they would pay me a nominal amount of money to be there Picture Quote #1

The Comedy Central CDs combined with the TV specials are what led to my stuff being traded and passed around, and a lot more people knowing my jokes than I thought Picture Quote #1

People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a ‘comedy show.’ Which was always my goal Picture Quote #1

When I was in college, I wanted to write for ‘Late Night With Conan O’Brien,’ and I was an intern there Picture Quote #1

In real life, I first started sleep walking in high school because that was when this concept of getting into college first appeared. I had this moment of, ‘Oh! This is going to affect the rest of my life.’ Picture Quote #1

I think that my regrets mostly have to do with my relationship with my ex-girlfriend. Every once in a while, you get those flashback memories of conversations you had with your exes, and you just, like, wince when you’re walking down the street. Something occurs to you, ‘Oh, no, I said that.’ Picture Quote #1

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I love Valentine’s Day. When you’re a kid everyone gets a Valentine. It’s like ‘TO TIM, NICE PANTS, LOVE SCOTT’. It’s Valentines galore! (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I drank the Kool-Aid of being a network star. Once it didn’t happen, I realized it wasn’t the best version of my comedy (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) Eugene Mirman is the Andy Warhol of comedy. People look to him for what’s next in comedy, and he emails these people back promptly. The Will to Whatevs put me in a great mood because I was laughing out loud. Alone. That’s hard to do (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) Growing up, I was discouraged from telling personal stories. My dad often used the phrase ‘Don’t tell anyone.’ But not about creepy things. I don’t want to lead you down the wrong path. It would be about insignificant things. Like, I wouldn’t make the soccer team, and my father would say, ‘Don’t tell anyone.’ (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) Directing a movie is a little bit like being back in student government and putting on the homecoming dance. You’re like, ‘You put up the streamers, and you hire the DJ, and you get the punch bowl.’ Some people are just like, ‘This dance sucks.’ And you’re like, ‘No no, this dance is awesome!’ You have to be really positive (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I thought if I could do stand-up comedy well enough, I could parlay it back into films - like Charlie Chaplin and Woody Allen did. They merged principles of comedy and drama together, and that’s what my first film really was, a stab at that kind of comedy (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I actually love ‘Saturday Night Live,’ like a sports fan watches their favorite team to see how they’re doing. I know the players and the writers, I’ve known several people on that show for a number of years (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I think because I’ve been working in front of audiences for so many years, I’m able to take in the input, good or bad, and just say, ‘This is the part I agree with that you’re saying, and these are the parts I don’t agree with.’ (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I got out of school in 2000, and I always wanted to be on ‘This American Life,’ since I first started telling stories. And that, I mean, that show is a little bit of a fortress. It’s really hard to get stuff on that show. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) My first car was, as depicted in ‘Sleepwalk with Me,’ my mother’s 92 Volvo station wagon that had 80,000 miles on it, and I had put 40,000 miles on it, so by the time it retired it had 120,000, and I basically killed it. It served me well, and my mechanic was always very angry with me because I just didn’t properly care for it. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) Some people come up to me and say You know, in Italy, it’s pronounced Ber-beel-lia And I say Well, here in America, you’re annoying... (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I will say what I aspire to is a consistency in making films, to direct something every couple of years. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) There’s nothing funny the first time about telling a story about getting beat up and it makes you leave high school. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) When I go to bed at night, I wear a sleeping bag. And for a long time, I wore mittens so that I couldn’t open the sleeping bag. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I’ve found, being in Los Angeles, it’s like living in a live-action Planet Hollywood (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But they’re also the hardest to convert into comedy at the outset. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) People are making better and better small budge independent films these days (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I’m a big fan of pastries the size of a baby that contain enough calories for a year. That seems like an effective use of time. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) After I perform ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,’ it takes a lot out of me emotionally; and, at the end of it, I feel like I know the audience and the audience knows me. It’s this weird unspoken bond that we’ll kind of always have with each other. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) If I dream that I’m directing, it’s not a film, it’s like a commercial for cotton candy, and I’ve got four feet of cotton candy all around me that I’ve got to break through, like a brick wall or a fortress. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) Over the years, I managed to develop this comedy career, went from opening act to headliner at comedy clubs, to playing concert halls, and had an off-Broadway show with ‘Sleepwalk With Me.’ (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) Directing your first film is like showing up to the field trip in seventh grade, getting on the bus, and making an announcement, ‘So today I’m driving the bus.’ And everybody’s like, ‘What?’ And you’re like, ‘I’m gonna drive the bus.’ And they’re like, ‘But you don’t know how to drive the bus.’ (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) You can express love by calling out the truth out of the situation as opposed to dancing around it (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I was raised Catholic, and then I kind of wandered away somewhere in high-school. I never got confirmed, which is a big deal. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I feel like being a door person was like college in a sense. I could watch comedy on a professional level seven nights a week without paying, and they would pay me a nominal amount of money to be there. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) The Comedy Central CDs combined with the TV specials are what led to my stuff being traded and passed around, and a lot more people knowing my jokes than I thought. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a ‘comedy show.’ Which was always my goal. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) When I was in college, I wanted to write for ‘Late Night With Conan O’Brien,’ and I was an intern there. (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) In real life, I first started sleep walking in high school because that was when this concept of getting into college first appeared. I had this moment of, ‘Oh! This is going to affect the rest of my life.’ (Mike Birbiglia Quotes) I think that my regrets mostly have to do with my relationship with my ex-girlfriend. Every once in a while, you get those flashback memories of conversations you had with your exes, and you just, like, wince when you’re walking down the street. Something occurs to you, ‘Oh, no, I said that.’ (Mike Birbiglia Quotes)

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